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14 photos of former Lea Salonga ‘Mini Me’ Esang De Torres

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DALAGA NA! Mga litrato ngayon ni Esang De Torres

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Telesa Marie &quot;Esang&quot; De Torres was only seven years old when she first made our hearts melt in showcasing her singing prowess on <a href="https://ent.abs-cbn.com/itsshowtime">It’s Showtime</a>’s segment “Mini Me” in 2014. She performed as the Lea Salonga mini-me singing a very admirable rendition of “Tomorrow” from the Broadway musical “Annie,” one of the many songs popularized locally by Lea when she was a little girl. Wearing her beautiful red dress in the contest, the adorable 7-year old Esang really proved she can really be the little Broadway Diva. The hosts, judges, and audience were all stunned by little Esang’s performance.A year after, she joined <a href="https://ent.abs-cbn.com/thevoicekids2">The Voice Kids Season 2</a>, wherein she impressed the coaches and the audience, including Coach Lea herself, with her astounding blind audition singing the Broadway hit “Home” from “The Wiz.” After coaches Lea, Sarah Geronimo, and Bamboo all turned for her, the Broadway Diva immediately recognized Esang as her “mini-me” from <a href="https://ent.abs-cbn.com/itsshowtime">It’s Showtime</a>. Esang would then choose Coach Lea as her mentor throughout the competition instilling valuable pointers to further improve her stage performances. After singing another Broadway tune “Somewhere” from West Side Story as her last song in the season finale, Esang ended up third placeThree years after, Esang again competed on Your Face Sounds Familiar Kids Season 2, again wowing us all with her incredible impersonations of such artists as Lady Gaga, Cher, John Legend, Christina Aguilera, Jake Zyrus, Cyndi Lauper, Adele, Freddie Mercury, Joey Albert, Julie Andrews, Jaya, Liza Minnelli, Aretha Franklin, and of course, Lea Salonga. She would also place third during the show’s grand finale after singing “Don’t Rain On My Parade” from the musical Funny Girl, mimicking Barbara Streisand.Now, the young singer/stage actress has already grown up to be a beautiful young girl and an even greater performer. Turning 14 in February, Esang reached more milestones in her singing career, portraying the lead role in the musical “Matilda” and made it to the Manila and Singapore production of “Les Miserables” as the little Cosette.As we can see in these photos, Esang has indeed transformed into a gorgeous, stunning young lass ready to take on the world. Recently, Esang has been busy with her online schooling as she prepares to become one of the country’s foremost young performers.Check out more of the eye-catching photos of Esang in this gallery.

Check out these stunning photos of the impressive singing once touted as the “mini-me” of Lea Salonga, Esang de Torres.